LUI CHEUNG KWONG LUTHERAN COLLEGE

F.6 MATHEMATICS (PAPER 1)

MOCK EXAMINATION (2021-2022)

TIME ALLOWED：135 MINUTES

DATE : 7-1-2022
MARK: 105

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CLASS: F.6____

NAME: ______________________ CLASS NO.: ________

INSTRUCTIONS

1. According to the announcement instructions, write your Name, Class and Class Number
in the spaces provided on Page 1.

2. This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1), A(2) and B.

3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this
Question-Answer Book. Do not write in the margins. Answers written in the margins will
not be marked.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.

5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3

significant figures.

6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

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SECTION A(1) (35 marks)

mn 5
2 −4 3
1. Simplify ( m n ) and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)

α −4 β 3 β+7
=
2. Make  the subject of the formula 5 2 . (3 marks)

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3. Factorize

4 a3 −20 a 2 b
(a) ,

4 a3 −20 a 2 b−ab 2 +5 b3
(b) .

(4 marks)
.

9 x−7
≤2 x+ 11
4. Consider the compound inequality 3 and 7≤2 x +5 …...(*).
(a) Solve (*).
(b) How many prime numbers satisfying (*)?
(4 marks)

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5. The marked price of a school bag is 75% higher than its cost. The school bag is
sold with a discount of $168, the percentage profit is 40%. Find the marked price
of the school bag. (4 marks)

6. The coordinates of the points A, B and C are (–13, 13) , (–17, 2) and (–9, 2) respectively.
(a) Prove that △ABC is an isosceles triangle.
(b) Find the area of △ABC.
(3 marks)

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7. In the Figure 1, PQRST is a circle. It is given that TP // SQ, PQ = QR, ∠ QSR = x,
∠ QRS = y and∠ TPQ = .
P Q

y R

T
x

S
Figure 1
Express  in terms of x and y.
(4 marks)

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8. The pie chart below shows the distribution of the numbers of mobile phones owned by a
group of students. It is known that the probability of a randomly selected student from the
4
group has less than 2 mobile phones is equal to 9 .

0 3
36

Distribution of the numbers of mobile phones owned by a group of students

(a) Find k.
(b) Find the mode of the distribution.
(c) Find the expected value of the distribution.
(5 marks)

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9. f ( x ) is partly constant and partly varies as( x−1) . It is given that f (0)=6 and f (4 )=−10 .

(a) Find f ( x ) .

(b) It is given that the graph of y=f ( x ) intersects the straight line y = – 24 at A and B.

Find the length of AB.

(5 marks)

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SECTION A(2) (35 marks)

10. In Figure 2, ACD, AFB, BEC and DEF are straight lines. It is given that BA = BC,
CD = CE and ABC = 36.
A

B
E C

D
Figure 2

(a) Prove that ABC  ADF. (2 marks)

(b) Suppose BF = FA.
(i) Is AE perpendicular to BC? Explain your answer.
(ii) If BE = 12 cm, find BC.
(5 marks)

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11. A solid is made up of two parts. The lower part is a right circular cylinder of base radius r
cm and height h cm. The upper part is a hemisphere of radius r cm. The ratio of the height
of the cylinder to its base radius is 3 : 1. The height of the solid is 12 cm. Express, in terms
of ,
(a) the difference of the volumes of the upper part and the lower part of the solid;
(4 marks)
(b) the total surface area of the solid. (2 marks)

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12. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the ages of the trees in a
garden.
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
1 4 5 5 8 9
2 2 a a 5 7 9 9
3 0 3 b 5 8
4 2 3 c
It is given that the range of the above distribution is twice its inter-quartile range.
(a) Find the values of b and c. (3 marks)
(b) It is known that the mean of the above distribution is 28.
(i) Find the value of a.
(ii) Due to the typhoon destruction, 2 trees in the garden are destroyed. The officer
of the garden found that the mean of the ages of the trees in the garden remains
unchanged and the range is decreased by 1. Find the ages of these two trees.
(4 marks)

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13. Let p(x) be a cubic polynomial. It is given that p(x) is divisible by x – 2. When p(x) is
divided by x, the remainder is 6. When p(x) is divided by ax2 – 6x – 1, the quotient is
x – 1, the remainder is b, where a and b are constants.
(a) Find the values of a and b. (3 marks)
2
(b) It is given that q(x) = p(x) – x + 2x. Someone claims that all the roots of the
equation q(x) = 0 are rational numbers. Do you agree? Explain your answer. (3
marks)

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14. A circle  passes through the origin O, A(4 , 12) and B(4 , 4).
(a) Find the equation of . (3 marks)
(b) It is given that P(28 , 4) is a point lying outside the circle . Straight line L passes
through P with negative slope. L touches  at a point S.
(i) Find the coordinates of S.
(ii) Let G be the circumcentre of △OAB. Find the perimeter of △AGS, leave the
answer in surd form.
(6 marks)

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SECTION B (35 marks)

15. There are 9 students, 7 teachers and 4 parents in a committee. 5 people are randomly
selected from the committee to form a team.
(a) Find the number of ways of forming the team if there are exactly 2 students in the
team. (1 mark)
(b) The people in the team are randomly arranged in a row. Find the probability that there
are exactly 2 students in the row and they must stand next to each other.
(3 marks)

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16. John scored 62 marks in an examination, where the mean score is 65 marks. Ken scored
83 marks and his standard score is 3.5 higher than that of John. It is given that the lowest
standard score of their class is –2.5 and the passing mark of the examination is 50. Their
class teacher claims that the whole class pass the examination. Do you agree? Explain
your answer. (4 marks)

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17. Let be the nth term of a geometric sequence. The sum of the first 3 terms of the

sequence is 1701 and the sum of the first 6 terms of the sequence is 1638.
(a) Find the first term of the sequence. (3 marks)

(b) Suppose that for any positive integer n. Find the least value of m

such that . (5 marks)

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18. Let f(x) = 2x2 + 8kx + 8k2 + 2k  1, where k is a constant.
(a) Using the method of completing the square, express the coordinates of the vertex of
the graph of y = f(x) in terms of k. (2 marks)
(b) The graph of y = g(x) is obtained by first reflecting the graph of y = f(x) in the x-axis
and then translating to the right by 4k units. Denote the origin, the vertex of the graph
of y = f(x) and the vertex of the graph of y = g(x) by O, P and Q respectively.
Suppose R is a point lying in quadrant I and G is the centroid of △PQR.
(i) Express the coordinates of Q in terms of k.
(ii) Someone claims that OR passes through G. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)

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19. AOB is a thin triangular metal sheet, where AO = 72 cm, BAO = 35 and ABO =
102.
(a) Find AB. (2 marks)
(b) In Figure 3, the thin metal sheet AOB is held such that only the vertex O lies on the
horizontal ground. P and Q are points lying on the horizontal ground vertically
below the vertices A and B respectively. AB produced meets the horizontal ground
at the point R. A craftsman finds that AP = 24 cm and BQ = 8 cm.
A

O
P
B

Figure 3

(i) Find the distance between B and R.

(ii) Find the area of AOR.
(iii) Find the inclination of the thin metal sheet AOB to the horizontal ground.
(iv) The craftsman claims that the area of POR is less than 1500 cm2. Do you agree?
Explain your answer.
(11 marks)

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